DEVIS WARRINGTON (Austrian)

 

DEVIS WARRINGTON (Austrian)



As the Spring's mellow, warm hand thaws out the earth after an
awfully frigid winter, likewise Islam had a similar effect on
me. It warmed my heart and clothed me with a new and lovely dress
of knowledge. How beautiful, how true, and how logical Islam's
teachings are! How clear, how genuine, and how charming a word
it is to say that "Allahu ta'ala is one, and Muhammad a.s.
is His Messenger." How could one ever compare it with the
unbelievable, unintelligible Christian credo which imposes the
absurdity of "Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit"? In
contrast with these formidable, fearful and never satisfactory
tenets of Christianity, this simple and logical belief draws you
towards itself. Islam is an undefiled heavenly religion. Despite
the centuries that have elapsed since its advent, it answers all
the material and immaterial needs of humanity, not only today,
but also forever. For instance, Islam clearly states that men
are equal and that before Allahu ta'ala there is no difference
of rank and position among men, and it enforces this equality
in actual life. The Christian churches profess the same equality,
yet there are various echelons among them, such as priests of
different ranks, archdeacons, deacons, bishops, and many other
ecclesiastics. These people intervene between Allahu ta'ala and
the slave and use the name of Allahu ta'ala for their personal
advantages. In Islam, on the other hand, no one can intervene
between Allahu ta'ala and the slave. Allahu ta'ala communicates
His commandments through the Qur'an al-karim to His slaves. In
the following lines, I will quote a commandment of Allahu ta'ala.
It is only an example. This example shows very explicitly how
simple and clear the commandments are.



The two hundred and sixty-seventh ayat of Baqara sura purports:
"O ye who believe! Give of the good things which ye have
(honourably) earned, and of the fruits of the earth which We have
produced for you, and do not even aim at getting anything which
is bad, in order that out of it ye may give away something, when
ye yourselves would not receive it except with closed eyes. And
know that Allahu ta'ala is free of all wants, and worthy of all
praise." (2-267) As I read and learned these profound and
beautiful commandments of the Qur'an al-karim, my soul attained
peace and I embraced Islam willingly.